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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27
THE IRISH LAND BILL
Some Amendments Accepted and Others
Rejected.

Some Amendments Accepted and Others
Rejected.
LONDON, July 27-ln the house of com
mons Tuesday Balfour declared that nobody's
constitutional liberties had been abridged by
the crimes act, statement that was received
with cheers by the Conservatives and derlsve
cries by the Liberals
The second aud third CLAUSES Of the land
bill we're then adopted To the second clause
the government acceptad Morley's amend
ment making it compulsory instead or per-
missive that the courts order for the revision
of rent shall relate to rent payable by the
tenant
Parnell moved to eliminate clause four
providing that written notices of evicto,
shall be served.
An excited debate ensneA and Smith ahso
lutely refused % accept the amendment, and
it was rejected-250 to 2l2.
Dillon said he regarded the clause Ms ON" nj
the most deadly stabs ever aimed at the IN
terests of Ireland.
Chamberlain reminded the Parnelites that
they were engaged in discussing the most
magnificent concession ever made by an,
government to the tenants of Ireland
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

New York, July 27-The World says
that Won Der Abe said Tuesday that he
would leave the American association and
put the Browns INTO the league
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

NEWPORT, R. l., July 27-Ths Atlanta,
with the b ard appointed to investigate her
capacity 10 stand thu heavy firing Of Der
guns, went TO sea Tuesday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

WASHINGTON CITY, July 27.-Judge Coo
ley, chairman of the interstate commission,
left the city Tuesday morning Tor brief
visit to his home Mt Ann Arbor, Mich. He
will return next week Commissioner
Walker left Tuesday night for his home in
Vermont. to remain there during the recess
Of the board Commissioners Morrison and
Bragg will remain here until next week
Commissioner Schoonmaker is at his home
in Nav York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

TOTAL sl II, S<' ,3sU
The largest collections ty single districts i'll
the various states are given as follows:
Fifth Illinois -.-.... -.........-..- Sl3.651 92s
ftfst lIllnolS .---.-.-.-- o,N9l, H<2
First Ohio ............ ....,........ Q65 IS
First Missouri ......-.....--....-. 6 % 1as
Third New York Observation-Disclosures. 5,5i2 rs
Fifth Kentucky 10. ...--.-....- 5.25l 3l9
The Sixth Kentucky district collected up
ward of 81, 900, 900: the Fifth New Jersey,
First New York, and First Pennsylvania dis
tricts upward of s3,OO0,000, the Sixth In
diana and First Wisconsin districts upward
of s., 000, 600, and the First California, Sec
ond Iowa, Second Kentucky, Seventh Ken
tucky, the two districts in Maryland, Third
Massachusetts, First Michigan, Sixth Mis-
souri,, the two districts in Nebraska, Second
New York, Twenty first New York, Twenty
eighth New York, Eleventh Ohio, Ninth
Pennsylvania, Twenty second Pennsylvania,
and Second Virginia districts upward OF
81, NoO,0O0
While the commissioner declares il very
difficult to make an estimate of the amount
that will collected during the current year,
he ventures the opinion that there will he a
slight increase over the collections for the
last year
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

As far 80 form and aEHre go, eight iasli
OF ten wameG seen 90 jae street arc nsbDa
featured hebes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

Tha ruby is said TO he emblemaiinai nf
fsiihfplnesss hut The thouel.iiesa man
aitlsa'i judsi fFna this To It u i.-d !. . Il |
girl mikes tie lfllegt vile. ihg Judge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27
A Reward tor McGarieIe.

CHICAGO, july 1.-Mciarigie has not vet
been found by the officers, but Mooney &
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27
uosFoRp,s ACID pHospHATE

IN NERVOUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EN-
uATsTION
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-27

President Cleveland writes Villa stai,
ben aud cofB pent6ldetl
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

tics of capital Invested in any kind Of
manufactures hitherto reported in any
American census, were shown by Mr..
Wright to be utterly wrong. To ascer.
tain the capital really employed the cal.
culation must be based on the develop
ment and the rapidity of the returns of
the establishment, and not simply on the
original amount of money paid down.
So the averages of wages which were
calculated by dividing the number of
employees on the payroll into the aggre-
gate amount paid as wages is fallaclous,
for the number of hands vary during
the year. the time they make varies,
and their wages are too various to be
thus grouped together. "There two
questions, capital invested and average
MIR. Wright, illustrate the fallacy of at
tempting to solve IL certain line of eco
nomic questions through the census as it
has existed"
Such complete discrediting of the only
source of information available to the
publicist and the student of economies
by statistician eminent in his profess
sion, and who mas the candor to confess
that he arraigns himself rs severely as
any one else, sadly disparagcs, if it does
not render entirely worthless, every
argument for which the support
of census figures has been in
voked. 1t is deplorabe to contemplate
the vast waste of intellectual effort thus
involved. but perhaps not more so than
the reelection that after all the enormous
expenditure of the government in obtain
ing, compiling and publishing the census,
the result is simply mass of figures
wholly untrustworthy and really mislead-
ing. If the verdict of Mr.. Wright is to
be accepted there is nothing left to do
but to abandon all reference to the cen
sus and grope about in the shadows of
theory and conjecture until something
| more reliable in the way of facts can be
| obtained, if that be possible. 1t
would obviously be foolish and
| perhaps dangerous to travel
on by the same false lights, that have SO
far guided us. Happily the time for tax
ing another census is near, and it may be
hoped with wider experience and q
better wisdom to direct it a less unsatis
factory result may be attained. Mean
while he who would ague from the census
may as well give up the task, for it is dis
| credited IN advance.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

The Butler club of Boston seems to
have no other mission than that of afford
ing an occasional opportunity to the
general to air his peculiar notions, and
thus keep himself IN way before public
attention. At his latest appearance be-
fore this body of admirers General Butler
evolved theory as to how the surplus in
the treasury should be disposed of, and
1t need hardly be said that it wys at once
original and bold, rs were some of his
announcements of policy to the laborers
of the country four years ago. 1t is
withal simple as well, and Is probably
not subject to any objection on the
ground of unconstitutionality. And
furthermore it is in the line
of generosity which is distinguishing
to vote back salary to overworked con-
gressmen without a question rs to its jus.
tice and propriety, aking his own share
aud right manfully holding on to it. The
scheme of General Butler is to make a
service pension for every man who was
in the war, giving to each according to
his service, and if after all the union SOL
diers are thus provided for there still re-
mains a surplus let it 90 to relieve the
wounded and lamed confederstes. II
would of course be an insult to the in
telligent and fair minded veterans of the
country to suppose for n moment that
they would not promptly reject any
such scheme If seriously proposed, but il
is not to be doubted that the arrant old
demagogue proclaimed it with the idea
| that it would take, both with the soldiers
| of the north and especially with those OF
| the south. 1t Is not a proposition to be
| argued, because it is an arrant piece oi
demogogy, illustrating at once how poor
an estimate General Butler places upon
the intelligence and the sense of fairness
of the union soldiers and how willing
he is TO father any cxpedient or sugges
any extraordinary measure which he
thinks may give him a passing
notorety He tickled the ears OF
a Dor with schemes and policies in
which he had no faith, but
which he thought were in line with tn,
prejudlces or the desires of the mel
whose votes he was seeking. The results
apprised him OF his mistake. and he il
not to-day so much of friend of labo
as he was. He would like now to brib,
the favor of soldiers, but beyond tn
very few who may be members of thu
Butler club, he will have no success
The veteran demagogue has lost hi
power Of attraction, because his tru
character is known. He is not wanted
by anybody for anything, and probabl.
never again will be.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
The Fallacies ofrhe Census.


The defective character of the national
census has been frequently pointed out,
but the untrustworthiness of this source
of information has never been quite so
fully or authoritatively set forth as was
done by Mr.. Wright, chief of the bureau
OF labor statistics, in paper read before
the social science association now in
session at Saratoga. Mr. Wright's long
experience and acknowledged ability as
statistician give great weight to his
statements, which are very likely to
practically destroy the value of the exist.
ing census as basis Of calculation or
argument with regard to any subject to
which they may be applied.
MIR. Wright says the statistics Of
ilhteracy, for example, are from
inherent conditions incorrect, be-
cause thousands of families do
not confess to the enumerators that they
have members who do not read and
write. 1t must be concluded, therefore,
that the really startling exhibit of ilit-
eracy which the last census makes
should be materially enlarged, rather
discomforting proposition which perhaps
Mr.. BLAIR might make good use of in be-
| half of his educational bill. So with re-
gard to the prevalence of idiocy the fig
ures can never be accurate for the rea-
son that families having idiot members
| will not acknowledge it. OF the insane
a large number not in public institutions
escape the census taker. Comparative
statistics on these subjects. therefore,
which seem to show an alarming in.
crease in ignorance or insanity, are mis-
leading.
In the matter of pauperism Mr.. Wright
says the increase is undoubtedly much
faster statistically that actually, and the
| figures OF the census must be regarded
rs showing prevalence of poverty a
| good deal in excess of the fact. THIS is
misleading feature that is especially
harmful, since it furnishes the founda-
ton and supporting argument for q
great deal of the popular discomfort. II
the actual facts would show that indi-
gence is much less prevalent than ap-
pears from such figures as the census
presents, one of the arguments which 8
class of agtators chiefly rely on would
be deprived of much of its force. But
perhaps the most serious defect of the
census is the falacious statistics regard
ing capital and wages. Owing both to the
kind of inquiries that have been made
and TO the unwillingness OF manufactur
ers and capitalists to disclose the inside
operations OF their busn ess, the stats
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
BASE BALL MATTERS.
a Scheme From wichita Fora New
League.


WsCHIrA, Kan, Sept 1-fSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEEI-The Wichita base bal
club returned home from Kansas City yester
day, at which place the team disbanded after
their three games there, as had been arranged
when at Topeka last week. The directors
of the club, about the 20th of July, upon
urgent solicitation, determined to 20 into
the Western league, hllng the vacancy
created by Leayenworh dropping out, and
did so principally for the purpose of retain
ing position in the league for next season.
After the club had been out upon the road a
short while it became evident that strength
tried d7 for T"' few weeks. '' a few few
days since the scheme for the dissolution
Kansas City, and the directors, becoming
satisfied it was not worth while to try to sus-
tain the club with no prospect of retaining a
franchise thereby, decided to disband last
week after the Topeka games, but at the re-
Sqfss her, kanas Scn M H all Msa out abroas as ans a"
the latter part OF this month. "Ducky'
Hemp, the little fielder and change pitcher,
went to Lincoln this morning in answer
to telegram from Dave Rowe, who also
Outside of these two none of
plsces ras c'u0 secured So'w Wichita aVo nsxt anS
season will have ball club as strong as
money can make 1t, as number of men are
going to back the club very heavily. A new
cities, will in all probability be consummated: ::
Wichita and Topeka and two of the three
following cities for the fonr eastern clubs of
the league-either Emporia and LeavenwOrth
be Denver, Cheyenne, Leadvlle and Pueblo.
This will make much better circuit than
the present awkward positions OF the west
ern league clubs. - -
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

lished in the Be snder contract, and
therefore had :all the publicity which
needed TO be given under the law, Can.
gresham McShane's paper is being used
by the conspirators of the city council to
rob the taxpayers still more by giving
the Herald the official advertising for an
indefinite period in defiance of the law
and the courts. moro striking exhibit
OF greed and small bore politics could
not be found in any other part
of the country. Here Is our con.
gresham, who is reputed to be worth
over half million dollars permitting
his business managers and editors to
join hands with government printing
boodlers TO filch S432 from the tax-payers
for what every unbiased man must pro-
nounce a downright steal. And this
piece of bare.frced jobbng Is followed
up by another combine with patrol
wagon buns and impudent rascals for
the sake Of little plunder amounting
in the aggregate probably to five or six
hundred dollars. And this is our reform
congressman This is the man who
is looking towards the United States
senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
The Veterans and the Governor.


The veteran soldiers respect and honor
Governor Thayer, and no other men
know him so WELL Despite the detrac.
ton and Misrepresentation which have
been poured out upon him by his politi-
cal opponents and by men of his own
party who are disappointed because they
have not been able to use him to their
own aggrandizement, the soldiers are as
strong as ever in their confidence in his
integrity and manhood. They know that
their gallant comrade, who accomplished
so much for the military fame of Ne
braska, can be trusted to as faithfully
and fearlessly perform the duties now
devolved upon HIM as he did those which
fell to him in the days of civil
conflict, when his devotion and
courage were equal to those of any man
who drew his sword in the cause of the
union. Only the highest qualities of head
and heart can commend man to the
confidence which Governor Thayer en-
joyed from Grant, Sherman, and other
distinguished military leaders, and those
qualities his soldier comrades know he
still possesses. So long as Governor
Thayer can successfully appeal for the
approval of his course to the veterans,
he will have no reason to doubt thas he
is pursuing the right way, and need have
no fear of harm from the malignant as
saults of his enemies. Every appearance
of the governor at the reunion has been
signalized by hearty and enthusiastic
reception, witch amply attested the high
4 / ~.
ans, and the qualification his presence
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

"WHoM the gods wish to destroy they
first make mad" Bailey and Counsman
are mad because this paper has boldly
and fearlessly denounced their collusion
with reprobates and rascals who want to
create chaos and anarchy IN our midst, out
of personal spite toward Mayor Broatch
and the police commission. In their
madness Bailey and Counsman have lost
their heads and done violence
to their honest convictions on
the rights of taxpayers IN the matter OF
the official printing. This paper was
good enough to elect them, but not as
worthy of their support as the Demo
cratic organ, even though the BEE is the
lowest bidder and the best advertising
medium.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
STREET. PAVING.
Oinasn's streets CompnrcdWith
streets of Other cities. =
A Reporter in Search for an Item Discovers ar
Interesting Case-van Search for Re-
lif-found at last---A Frank
and In ntsresting Interview.

A reporter ii.s..@a andering in search for an item
several days since. oycrn~.-''a 'as I" Vul'N Crentiou
in regard to tho street paving OF C'"sha com-
pared with other cities, determined TO tooN 50
matter up, and came TO the conclusion that the
paved streCts OF Omaha compared very tnNora.
bly with the same III any city In the United
States. Baltimore, Md, isa wclpaVed citythe
streets bcng mostly paved in what is known as
the cobble-stone style. Washington, ID. G.. is
probably the best paved city in the United
states tho streets thcre. with few exceptions,
being paved with the best asphaltum and what
is known rs the Belgium block u gray granite
block somewhat similar to the red granite block
used in Omaha. Tho streets OF 81. Paul, Mimi,
are largely paved with what Is known as the
cedar blocks. This makes an excellent paving,
but docs not last nearly SO long as asphaltum
or granite blocks. Omaha streets are paved
with asphaltum and granite blocks, with one or
two streets paved with the cedar blocks, max
ing showing OF paved strocts second to none
in the country.
While on this tour of Investigation the rc-
porter engaged in conversation with
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Colorado.

The elegant Unity church in Denver,
recently completed. was dedicated last
Sunday.
The opinion is quite general IN the state
that Colorow and his followers are old
enough to die
The Denver News is raising fund to
aid the families of those who fell in the
fight with the Utes ut Rangley.
A cloud burst at Sterling on the 4th
flooded the cellars oil the town and covered
the levels with water Six to eight inches
deep.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

HEREAFTER we will make no reference
to impudent hirelings, who happen to
rotate around the Herald office. We pro-
pose to deal with the proprietor of the
paper, who is responsible for It's policy
and editorial cnnlunf
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

THE Chicago Underwriters association
have issued decree boycotting the
Northwestern National Insurance COM
pany, of which p. ID. Armour is di-
rector. The king OF pork packers likes
nothing so well as fight, ana he will
probably show the underwriters that he
knows thing or two about boycotts. He
has had experience in that
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

THE law is gradually tightening its
grip on the condemned Chicago anarch-
lists. Their jallor is becoming more
strict with them and there seems to be
LITTLE prospect OF their escaping the pun
ishment to which they were sentenced.
This is a free country, but riot and an.
archy will not be tolerated.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
2 seMnr and having in

THE sewer and paving inspectors
should be promptly paid off each month.
Many of these inspectors are heads of
families. They depend on their earnings
for their support and should not be
driven to borrowing money or begging
their months credit with their butcher
and grocer
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

TIE postollice department has honored
the BEE by creating an Office in Nebraska
with this paper for n namesake. The
new Office Is situated in Seward county,
and Minnie b. Dunnigan is the first post
mistress
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

A TRADE dollar OF 420 grains of silver
Is now worth about 7S cents. A standard
dollar containing seven and one half less
grains is worth 100 cents There are evil
IDENTIFY Napoleons Of finance among our
statesmen also
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

NEW ENGLAND now has big social
sensation similar to the one in Great
Britain which was exposed by the Pail
Mall Gazette. 1t is to be hoped that in
this case the blind goddess will do some
thing more than imprisoning poor ed
itor for libel
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

WHEN q friend told Bob" Garrett that
he had not brains enough to run the big
railroad which he inherited from his
father, he replied that he knew it, but
was rich enough to buy all the brains he
wanted. He might also have added that
he could also buy all the conscience and
all the honesty that might stand in the
way of his schemes
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

THE Wabash railwey company threw
bomb into western passenger circles
this week BY reducing the rate between
Kansas City and Chicago to $780, This
is cut of $500. There was trouble be-
tween the competing lines over the har-
vest excursion rates. Such wars are
just what the public want. When mopo-
listic rogues fail out the people may get
their duns
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

The management of the Minnesota
prison Saltwater. under its late war
den, is beng Investigated by the state
board of charities and corrections. If
the damning evidence already produced
is true, no term of imprisonment could be
too severe for the offending officials. Let
reform be inaugurated which will pun
ish the chief criminal.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

IT is said that jeff. Davis's ambition
now is to be exhibited as a curiosity at
county fairs along with the big pumpkins
Though he has not been very success
sull in some of his undertakings he may
succeed as a curiosity.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

THE electric motor is all right, but we
shall most emphatically protest against
blockadng our business streets with mo-
tor telegraph poles.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

Is it not about time for the horse rail-
way company to- put street Car conduc-
tors on its lines?
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

Moron line telegraph poles may be tol-
Grated in the suburbs of the city but they
should not be permitted on crowded
thoroughfares.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

Now that the big medicine men are in
Washington, might it not be well to have
them prepare a civil service tonic for the
president?
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

THE police patrol wagon quartette
still hangs together.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
Utah and Idaho.

The Poorman mine at Burke, Idaho,
was sold recently to Montana parties for
$4,000.
Idaho officials have started move.
ment for statehood. The fate of Dakota
has no terrorS for them.
Fred Hopt, the murderer who shut,led
off by the official shotgun route in Salt
Lake City last month, had four trials dis
trbuteG over seven years. Ii cost the
territory $4,000 to bring him to the
grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08

AFTER pocketing $i32 for publishing
proclamatlons which were officially pub
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-08
Montana.


Street railway tracks are being laid in
Butte.
Railroad building this year in Montana
bids fair to eclipse all former records in
the mountain country, both in rapidlty
of work and IN mileage.
Robert Duncan, a brakeman on the
Montana Union railroad, was struck by
an overhead bridge near Anaconda and
instantly killed. He was thirty years of
age.
Two laborers were buried under forty
tons of rock in the Montana Central rail
road tunnel near Butte last week. They
were dug out alive. There are some
hard shells in the territory.
The Pan Yam nine near Helena is one
OF the richest of recent strikes in the
territory. 1t was discovered by John
Waulshagan, Il laborer During the last
two weeks in August $4,000 worth of
ore was taken out of the mlne.